Chapter 27: The Odinsons (2/2)

The Odinson nodded to Aldrich and Valera and waved them forward, suspiciously friendly now "Go ahead Look around and buy what you want if you got the creds for it"

The door to the mobile home slid open with a heavy click, and Aldrich and Valera stepped in while two Odinsons walked behind the them into the home The insides were diht club The walls were just bare, solid metal with zero concern for home decoration

There were tables and chairs and furniture scattered around hap hazardly with Odinsons s-fueled stor half-dressed prostitutes in their laps, and others watching telescreen broadcasts

The dank smell of Green, the newest and h the air as did the acrid s doors clicked closed behind Aldrich and Valera, and as they did, a silence descended on in the room

All of them stared at Valera A fehistles came out

"Look e have here," said one of the Odinsons as he eyed Valera up and dohile sprawled out on a couch

Valera just stared straight ahead, noteyes with any of the Odinsons

Master, when can we bash their skulls in? said Valera telepathically

Patience, Valera Let's see how this plays out

Aldrich immediately mentally coetting a full read of the hoot customers, Bjorn Keep it in your pants for now," said the Odinson with the mechanical hand "Brant here will lead you to the tech room Have fun" He motioned to an Odinson that was heavily decked out with cybernetics

His skull was completely chrome capped and both his arms were entirely mechanical

Brant smiled at them and ushered them forwards with a head movement Aldrich and Valera followed, but by now, Aldrich knew everything that was going to happen

The ht now, they were in the living quarters Deeper in, the other half of the ho technosweapons, detached cybernetic parts, and, ed works of art and identification cards They also checked the authenticity of various things the Odinsons had stolen fro fake IDs

Jewelry, h to keep hus like jewelry still had high value, especially in walled cities where there was enough wealth and stability for people to find so, to prove they were richer and better than others

But this was not all

Behind the tech room, Aldrich saw five Odinsons with shock batons arry smiles on their faces It was obvious what they wanted to do

They wanted to knock out Aldrich and Valera, especially Valera, and then do what they wanted Probably kill Aldrich and force Valera into sexual servitude They did this because they thought that Aldrich and Valera were Duds

Completely and utterly powerless

This hy they did not even care to ask Aldrich to remove his mask They did not think he was any threat at all

It made sense for these pieces of trash to do this They had lived by thefroe now?

When they sao seeht in front of the? said Valera

Well, yeah, you're seeing what I'ot, teehee Sometimes I feel we are so close that your eyes are mine, and ht? To kill? To rip and tear?

Yeah said Aldrich Just remember: no survivors

My master, you do not have to tell me that I know